'Kuwait persistent in drying up terror funding sources'

(MENAFN- Arab Times) KUWAIT CITY March 31 (KUNA): Kuwait takes positive steps at fighting terrorism both in discounting errant ideologies and in countering terrorist activities including monitoring any attempt at money-laundering said Minister of Justice Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Yaqoub Al-Sanea on Tuesday.

The minister emphasized that all money-transfer transactions to locations abroad are strictly watched for any suspicion of money-laundering money that might be used in funding terrorist activities. The minister made these remarks as he met in his office with the ambassador of the Netherlands Nicholas Beets. The two officials mainly discussed Kuwait's efforts against terrorism and money-laundering.

The Kuwaiti minister stressed that all monies that are transferred to locations outside of Kuwait as donations are those strictly collected domestically from recognizable and state-sanctioned charities and relief aid organizations. He said Kuwait has in recent times passed law no.106 for the year 2013 on fighting money-laundering and drying up sources of funding terrorism. The Dutch ambassador applauded Kuwait's efforts in fighting moneylaundering and drying up sources of funding terrorism.